W3C Weekly News
30 July - 5 August 2002
XHTML 1.0 Second Edition Is a W3C Recommendation
The World Wide Web Consortium released "XHTML 1.0: The Extensible
HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)" as a W3C Recommendation.
XHTML 1.0 is a reformulation of HTML in XML, giving the rigor of XML
to Web pages. The second edition is not a new version; it brings the
XHTML 1.0 Recommendation up to date with comments from the community,
ongoing work within the HTML Working Group, and the first edition
errata. Read more on the HTML home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xhtml1-20020801/http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/
XHTML 2.0 Working Draft Published
The HTML Working Group has released the first public Working Draft of
"XHTML 2.0." XHTML 2.0 is a relative of the Web's familiar publishing
languages, HTML 4 and XHTML 1.0 and 1.1, and is not intended to be
backward compatible with them. The draft contains the XHTML 2.0
markup language in modules for creating rich, portable Web-based
applications. Comments are welcome.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-xhtml2-20020805/http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/
XHTML Media Types Note Updated
The HTML Working Group has updated the W3C Note "XHTML Media Types."
Expressed in RFC compatible terms, the Note summarizes best current
practice for serving XHTML Family documents by addressing four media
types: 'text/html', 'application/xhtml+xml', and generic XML media
types 'application/xml' and 'text/xml'.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/NOTE-xhtml-media-types-20020801/
CSS 2.1 Last Call Published
The CSS Working Group has released "Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2
Revision 1" (CSS 2.1) as a Last Call Working Draft. Cascading Style
Sheets (CSS) is a language used to render structured documents like
HTML and XML on screen, on paper, and in speech. The draft brings
CSS2 in line with implementations and CSS2 errata, and removes
obsolete features. Comments are welcome through 30 August.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-CSS21-20020802/http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
CSS3 Last Call Working Drafts Published
The CSS Working Group has released four modules of Cascading Style
Sheets Level 3 as Working Drafts. "Fonts," "Web Fonts," and
"Backgrounds" are in Last Call with comments welcome through 30
August. "Basic User Interface" is a first publication, the result of
merging relevant parts of CSS2 and the February Working Draft, "User
Interface for CSS3." Learn more on the CSS home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-css3-fonts-20020802/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-css3-webfonts-20020802/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-css3-background-20020802/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-css3-ui-20020802/http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
XML Encryption Candidate Recommendations Revised
The XML Encryption Working Group has released two revised Candidate
Recommendations, "XML Encryption Syntax and Processing" and its
"Decryption Transform." Encryption makes sensitive data confidential
for storage or transmission. Please refer to the "Status of This
Document" sections for summaries of changes. Comments are welcome
through 13 September. Read about the W3C XML Encryption Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/CR-xmlenc-core-20020802/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/CR-xmlenc-decrypt-20020802http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/Activity
OWL Web Ontology Language Working Drafts Published
The Web Ontology Working Group has released three first Working
Drafts. The "Feature Synopsis," "Abstract Syntax" and "Language
Reference" describe the OWL Web Ontology Language 1.0 and its subset
OWL Lite. Automated tools can use common sets of terms called
ontologies to power services such as more accurate Web search,
intelligent software agents, and knowledge management. OWL is used to
publish and share ontologies on the Web. Read about the W3C Semantic
Web Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-owl-features-20020729/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-owl-absyn-20020729/http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-owl-ref-20020729/http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
Web Services Architecture Usage Scenarios Published
The Web Services Architecture Working Group has released the first
Working Draft of "Web Services Architecture Usage Scenarios." The
draft is a collection of usage scenarios and use cases used for
generating Web services architecture requirements and for evaluating
existing technologies. Comments are welcome. Visit the Web Services
Activity home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-ws-arch-scenarios-20020730/http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
W3C Co-Sponsors Forum on Security Standards for Web Services
Registration is open for the Forum on Security Standards for Web
Services to be held in Boston, MA, USA, on 26 August. Co-sponsored by
W3C and OASIS, the forum will explore the relationships between W3C
and OASIS Web services and security specifications, and give insights
on future directions.
http://www.xmlconference.com/boston/key.asp
W3C Device Independent Authoring Techniques Workshop Announced
Registration is open through 6 September for the W3C Workshop on
Device Independent Authoring Techniques to be held in St. Leon-Rot,
near Heidelberg, Germany on 25-26 September 2002. Participants will
discuss authoring for multiple devices, how markup languages can be
used to achieve greater device independence, and possibly new markup
standards. Interest statements are due 4 September. Read about the
W3C Device Independence Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/DIAT/diat-workshop-cfp.htmlhttp://www.w3.org/2001/di/Activity
Call for Papers: SMIL Europe 2002
Paper submissions are due 13 September for SMIL Europe 2002 to be
held in Paris, France on 20-22 November 2002. SMIL, pronounced
"smile," enables authoring of interactive audiovisual rich media
presentations. SMIL has been adopted as a basis for MMS, and for
adding timing to other markup languages such as SVG. SMIL Europe
is a forum for SMIL research and advanced applications. For more
information, visit the conference Web site.
http://aristote1.aristote.asso.fr/SMIL2002/index.htm
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